What Is Custom Meta Box?

The Custom Meta Box is a user-friendly interface that allows us to add additional information to your posts, pages, and other custom post types. It is a draggable box displayed in the post editing screen in the backend of WordPress.

Generally, each content type consists of the actual content and its metadata. Adding metadata using the default custom fields box is not always intuitive. WordPress allows developers to create and add their own custom meta boxes on post edit screens.

Adding Custom Meta Box:

Creating custom meta boxes via code is quite tricky. So to ease this task, there is a plugin available named as Advanced Custom Fields plugin.

Advanced Custom Fields is a WordPress plugin which allows you to add custom meta boxes or content fields to your WordPress edit screens. The plugin tailor the fields you want to show.

The code will also help in formatting and style the custom field later while adding custom CSS into our theme.

Now check if the custom field is added to the post where you have previously entered the data. There will be your Custom Meta Data displayed.

Wrapping Words:

I know, adding a Custom Meta Box to your post is quite tricky. ACF made it easy with its powerful options.

I hope this step by step guide helped you in adding custom fields to your WordPress posts or post types. You can add any type of field as a subfield which allows you to create and manage very customized data with ease.

Amit Malewar has been the tutorial writer since 2013. His passion for helping people in all aspects of technology flow through in the expert coverage he provides. In addition to writing for InfoPhilic, Amit loves to read and try new things.